News
- 2025 Fund Raiser was a Huge Success! - Campaign Final Update 12/5/25 WOW… You Helped Us Gallop Past Our Goal! Hold onto your saddles, because these numbers are WORTH celebrating! $40,000 — our original fundraising goal for 2025 $69,242 — what YOU helped us raise by 12/3/25 That’s 173% of our goal… and we’re still riding… more
- Meet Toni Video - Toni is sharing her story in this video and how A Horse's Friend has impacted her life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCSCMCm2Dvo more
- Meet Elaine Video - Elaine was a program participant at A Horse's Friend when she was in 7th grade. Now an adult and Mom, she shared her experience, fondest memory and how she hopes that her daughter will one day enjoy the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lo0tDj5ono more
- Meet Jay’Lin Video - Jay 'Lin is a new student at A Horse's Friend. In this video, he is sharing his experience and why he wanted to join the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYC7KM8zgtk more
- Meet Samira Video - Samira has been a youth volunteer at A Horse's Friend for 4 years. In this video she shares her knowledge of horses, her passion for the program and what she is excited for in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs1rLr1jWHQ more
- New Grants - A Horse’s Friend is the recipient of two grants.Skalny Foundation GrantThe Skalny Foundation grant will support the training of mentors over the next school year and summer of 2025.Bridging the Gap“Bridging the Gap” grant from the City of Rochester provides… more
- Campers Share Their Experiences from Summer Camp - Summer Camp at A Horse's FriendOne young and two older campers shared their experiences of learning, having fun and much more in AHF summer horsemanship camp.Immediately they learned safety rules for being around horses, and “AHF Way “of treating each… more
- Summer Funding - A Horse's Friend is the recipient of two grants.Greater Rochester After School & Summer Alliance (GRASA) The Greater Rochester After School & Summer Alliance (GRASA) funds 30 city children and youth for a four-week program. This is AHF’s second year in… more
- Spring Programs End - #50 School AHF is so proud of all # 50 school 5th grade students who participated. The program provided for about 30 students, in groups of 10 for 10 weeks each, the opportunity to be on a farm and learn… more
11-Passenger Van Donated! - Many thanks to Phil Murphy and the Murphy family for this donation to AHF. The van provides needed support to trailer horses for events and additional transportation as needed. more